Meza was walking away from his parked truck toward his apartment when a southbound sedan with black rims hit him at high speed in the 1200 block of South 47th Street about 8:15 p.m. last Wednesday, Lt. Scott Bender said. The driver did not stop.

Medics took the victim to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Runnells was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of hit-and-run causing death. He was being held on $100,000 bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Thursday afternoon.